Sep 30 Watch 7:08 Israel starts invasion of southern Lebanon, continues air strikes across the country By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson Israel appears to be starting its invasion of southern Lebanon, but on what U.S. officials believe will be a more limited basis. Israel continues to launch punishing air strikes across Lebanon, with some that have targeted leaders of militant groups… Continue watching
Sep 28 Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Lebanese Health Ministry said six people were killed and 91 injured in the strikes, which leveled six apartment buildings. Iran announced Saturday that a prominent general in its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard sanctioned by the U.S. died in the same… Continue reading
Sep 24 Families flee southern Lebanon as Israel bombards Hezbollah By Abby Sewell, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press A two-day aerial barrage has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. Continue reading
Sep 23 What to know about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict By Lee Keath, Associated Press Many fear the escalating violence could lead to an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, which would further destabilize a region already shaken by the fighting in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 20 Hezbollah confirms one of its commanders was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and… Continue reading
Sep 20 In Lebanon thousands of exploding devices trigger a nation that has been on edge for years By Zeina Karam, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The port blast killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. The synchronized explosion of devices used by Hezbollah was widely believed to have been carried out by Israel. Continue reading
Sep 17 What we know so far about the deadly pager explosions in Lebanon and Syria By Associated Press With little disclosed from investigators so far, multiple theories have emerged Tuesday around how the attack might have been carried out. Continue reading
Aug 26 Can Lebanon's battered economy survive a war between Israel and Hezbollah? By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Lebanon has struggled with years of political and economic crises that left it indebted, without a stable electricity supply, a proper banking system and with rampant poverty. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:48 Israel targets Hezbollah leader in Beirut strike, sparking new fears of escalation By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israel says it has killed one of Hezbollah’s most senior military officials in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Israel blames Fuad Shukr for this past weekend’s strike that killed a dozen children. His possible death is sparking fears of an… Continue watching
Jul 30 Israel says it struck Hezbollah commander in Beirut accused in rocket attack that killed 12 children and teens By Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The Israeli military says it has struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut, targeting the Hezbollah commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens. Continue reading